9 A Good Face Slap.

People never took their gazes off me, that one was nonstop. They kept staring at me 'cause of how tattered I was looking.

After scanning the clothes for about a minute, I picked another one before putting it into my shopping cart.

And the moment I'd finished doing that, the two ladies arrived at where I was standing again. Their eyes were red this time, they were angry, and they didn't plan on taking it easy with me.

"You're so stubborn, do you want us to use force to chase you out of this supermarket?". One of the ladies voiced out with anger evident on her facial expression.

"But other people are in this supermarket taking whatever they want freely without any disturbance from anyone. Why is my own different?". I uttered glancing at both ladies.

"Do you see anyone looking as tattered as you are? Everyone is looking okay, and it's a sure thing they'd be able to pay for whatever they are taking. But that isn't the same case with you,

You're the only different one here, and I'm sure you wouldn't be able to pay for whatever you're taking. So it's better you drop everything you took to their rightful places and leave this supermarket,

If you don't do that now, we'd have to call the security outside to force you out of this supermarket". One of the ladies said.

..People kept glancing at the occurrence, it was just like a movie to them now.

A smile appeared on my face, then I said, "Well, you guys have been wrong all this while, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover".

And after making that utterance, I dipped my right hand into the pocket where the money was in and brought out the $4,000 cash.

People's eyes widened the moment they set eyes on the money as shock appeared on their faces. It was the same case for the two ladies as well, shock appeared on their faces as they opened their mouths in awe.

..They'd been wrong all this while, look at the amount of money I just brought out of my pocket.

Then, if I had this amount of money, why was I dressed like this? Why was I looking this wretched? That was what was running through the minds of people.

That shock remained on people's faces for a long time...they were so surprised. You know, they'd underestimated me to the very core, that's why they were this surprised.

..I'd just done a proper face slap now.

Noticing the expressions on their faces was just giving me a sense of satisfaction. The feeling was just too good, proving people wrong.

"I...If y...you had this amount of money with you, t...then why are you dressed like this? Why are you looking this poor and wretched?". One of the ladies voiced out stuttering a little with that shock still plastered to her face.

'That's 'cause I need to accomplish a quest'. That was the thought that ran through my mind, but this was what I said in reply to her question, "There's a valid reason for it, a very good one. Next time, don't judge a book by its cover".

..The ladies felt so ashamed of themselves, they were fucking wrong all this while.

All the people that had been glancing at me and the occurrence focused on what they were doing before. They began picking up things once again.

Some of them had completely forgotten the reason why they came here 'cause they were staring at a tattered young man.

"We are sorry for the harassment, we misjudged you". One of the ladies uttered.

The other one didn't say anything, but a pleading expression was on her face. Her colleague was pleading for the both of them.

"So, am I free to continue picking up whatever I want to take?". I inquired, glancing at the both of them.

"Yes, you're completely free to do so, keep doing what you were doing. We'd be going now".

And with that, both of the ladies walked away. Then I put the $4,000 back into the pocket where I took it from. After that, I resumed picking up clothes, but I wasn't doing so in a haste.

I'd take my time to glance at all the clothes before finally picking up one and putting it into my shopping cart. As I was doing this, a kind of smile was just plastered to my face.

..Look at the nice face slap I just did right now, look at how I embarrassed those ladies.

Look at the expressions on their faces, the shock...trust me, the feeling was just too nice.

I'd done a proper face slap here, but it wasn't enough to accomplish the quest. According to the quest, I'd have to do it in two supermarkets.

I've been able to do so in one, now, it remains one more. I picked up some more nice clothes, I didn't really need all these things, but I just had to pick them up 'cause it was part of the process to accomplish the quest.

After I was done, I pushed my shopping cart to one of the counters in the supermarket where I'd pay up for everything I took.

Everything was calculated, and they rounded up to $1,800, that was super close to $2,000. I had $4,000 cash with me, so I paid from the money.

So it was remaining $2,200 with me after I paid up. Everything I bought was packaged in thick white nylons, and I was carrying more than one nylon while walking out of the supermarket.

I'd finished walking out of the supermarket by now, and I was just standing at a certain spot strategizing...

While I was strategizing, I didn't know the security guard was glancing at me and the nylons I was holding in my hands.

..He was so surprised by the amount of things I was able to buy.

How was someone looking as wretched as this able to afford all these? Yes, that was the thought running through his mind. It was at this moment he discerned something.

'He's looking so wretched but has money, I underestimated him'.

He came to realize that a book shouldn't be judged by its cover, I was over misjudged.

I didn't notice him though, I was busy strategizing while standing on that spot, some things were running through my mind. What was I thinking about? I was thinking about the things that should take place next.

I'd just done a proper face slap in a supermarket, I needed to do the same thing in another supermarket to accomplish the quest.

Now, I can't begin to look for another supermarket with all these nylons in my hands. I needed to find a place to drop them, head toward my bank once again, withdraw another sum of money, then begin looking for another supermarket.

These were the strategies I made. The first thing I'd do was to head toward that corner where I changed up, drop all these nylons into that container where I dropped the clothes I wore out of the hotel.

Then I'd head straight to my bank and withdraw another sum of money that I'd add up to the $2,200 with me.

..Yes, I needed more cash to do a proper face slap.

I needed the money in my hand to look large when I bring it out of my pocket. After I'd done that, I'd start looking for another expensive supermarket to enter, so I could accomplish the quest.

I was already done strategizing, it was about time for me to implement them. I began walking, and the security guard's gaze was following me as I was doing so.

..I didn't notice him though.

I was journeying toward that corner right now, and the usual was taking place, people kept staring at me 'cause of how tattered I was looking.

But I didn't care at all, I just kept heading toward my destination. As I was heading toward that corner, I kept hoping I wouldn't meet anyone when I reached there.

If I meet someone there, my plans would spoil to an extent. And I kept hoping no one noticed the clothes I kept in that container. If someone noticed them and ended up taking them, my plans would be ruined to an extent as well.

I kept journeying toward the corner until I finally reached it. And thank goodness, I saw no one there when I reached it. What I needed to confirm next was if my clothes were still in the container.

I opened the container, and thank goodness, my clothes were still there as well...

I glanced back to make sure no one was staring at me, then I dropped the nylons of goods into the container before closing it.

..This has been handled, it was about time for me to begin heading toward my bank so I could withdraw some more cash.